Improvement in horseshoes



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Leners Parent No. 91,996, ma June 29, 1869.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part' of the same To all 'whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT A. YORK, of De Lancey, Madison county, State of New York,have invented a new and useful Improvement in Horseshoes; and I do herebydeclare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being h ad to the accompanying drawing, forming part of this specification, in which- Figure l is a top view of my improved horseshoe.

- Figure 2 is a sectional view ot' the same, taken through the line :t :15, fig. l.

Figure 3 is a sectional view through the line y y, iig. 1.

Similar letters oi' rei'erenceindieate like parts.

My invention has for its object to furnish an improved horseshoe, to be attached to the horses hooi' without the use of nails or screws; and it consists of an improved horseshoe formed by'combining a set of clasps and lips, constructed and arranged as hereinafter more fully described.

A is the main part or body of the horseshoe, which is made in the ordinary manner, except that there are no holes formed in it for-the nails.

B is the toe-calli, and C are the heel-calks, which are also made in the usual manner.

Upon the upper front edge of the shoe is formed a' clasp, D, which ts over the front end or toe of the hoot', and holds thc foe of the shoe firmly in place. In the edges ot' the shoe, about one-third'of the way from the hee] or'rear end of the shoe to the toe, are formed dovetailed grooves, asl shown in iig. 1. Into these grooves are fitted the lower ends ot' the sideclasps E. These clasps are further secured' to the edges of the shoe by screws passing through the' said clasps of the same, taken andscrewing into the body of the shoe, as, shown in r. 3.

z5Upon the upper ends of the clasps E are formed hooks, which sink into the outer surface of the hoof and hold the shoe securely to its place. y

\Vl1en attaching the shoe to the horses foot, the toe of' the hoof is inserted beneath the toe-clasp D, and the clasps E are sprung into their places. This secures the shoe firmly to the foot.

To prevent the clasps E from pressing the sides of the `hoof inward, and injuring the foot, lips F are formed upon the upper side of the body A of the shoe, at such a distance from the clasps E that the shell, on lower edge of the hoof, may rest upon the body A of' the shoe, between the clasps E and the lips F, and thus receive and sustain the pressure of the clasps E.

' Shoes constructed in this way may be attached to the horses foot by anyone of ordinary capacity, without its being neccessary to take the horse to the blacksmith every time a shoe requires to be set.

I. claim as new, 'and desire to secure by Letters Patentlhe lips F, and the removable, elastic, angular clasps E, in lcombination with the shoe A, whereby the shell oi the horses hoof is adapted to rest upon the shoe, between the lip and clasps, to prevent it from being bent inward and broken, as herein shown and described.

.The above specification ot my invention signed by me, this 2d day of March, 1866.

ALBERT A. YORK.

Witnesses:

Trios. A. CRANDALL, J ons T. G. BA1LEY. 

